Fun Facts – 17 September

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– Guinness Book of Records holds the record for being the book most often stolen from Public Libraries.

– Astronauts are not allowed to eat beans before they go into space because passing wind in a space suit damages them.

– The word "queue" is the only word in the English language that is still pronounced the same way when the last four letters are removed.

– Beetles taste like apples, wasps like pine nuts, and worms like fried bacon.

– Of all the words in the English language, the word ’set’ has the most definitions!

– What is called a "French kiss" in the English speaking world is known as an "English kiss" in France.

– "Almost" is the longest word in the English language with all the letters in alphabetical order.

– "Rhythm" is the longest English word without a vowel.

– A cockroach can live several weeks with its head cut off.

– Human thigh bones are stronger than concrete.

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